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Organizers are announcing a call for entries for the Canyonlands Film and Video Festival being held April 15-17 in Moab, Utah. The Canyonlands Film Society, whose goal it is to support the creation and screening of independently produced films, is sponsoring this international festival, which began in 1995. For preliminary review, entries must be submitted on VHS tape before the entry deadline of December 15, 1998. Entry fees are $30 for 35mm films and $25 for 16mm films, 3/4 and 1/2-inch videotapes. For more information, contact: Canyonlands Film Society, 435 River Sands Road, Moab, Ut. 84532

There is a call for entries for the 42nd San Francisco International Film Festival. The deadline for entries is December 4th, 1998. This festival is dedicated to highlighting current trends in international film and video. The festival emphasizes works without U.S. distribution. Categories include feature narrative, documentary, short narrative, animation, music video, experimental video and works by high school students. Entry fees range from $35 - $85. VHS is required for festival submissions. For more information contact: San Francisco International Film Festival, 1521 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA. 94115.

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Full Motion Video is Available for Your Web Page
Imagine the banner on your Web page displaying full motion video images that require no downloading and that are viewable on any browser. ALC Interactive, who is based in Princeton, New Jersey, is marketing EyeStoppers, supplier of full motion video for anyone who has a Web page. EyeStoppers can incorporate onto your personal home site, or your organization's Web page, full motion video images that are self contained graphic files converted from original video that you send them. Video clips are converted into 51k graphic files (most .gif files are 27k in size) which allows for a full motion thumbnail of the image. They can also supply you with your choice of over 200 video clips from their own video library. Another option is to send EyeStoppers the product you wish to be displayed on your Web page and they will videotape it in their studio and send the product back to you. There is a one-time charge for the service and no additional royalty fees. After the initial expense, the contracting organization can use the file as many times as is desired. EyeStopper charges for every file separately. Thumbnail images are 60 or 90 pixels high and can be examined by visiting the EyeStoppers home page on the World Wide Web at www.eyestoppers.com.